Pear and Chocolate Jam
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
6-8 pints
ingredients
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 lbs pears
- 3 cups sugar
- 1⁄3 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped (about 3 oz.)
directions
- Put a small plate in the freezer for later use.
- Peel and core pears. Dice them or use a food processor.
- Mix the pears and lemon juice in a large sauce pan.
- Add sugar and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Chop chocolate and put aside.
- Once you hit 20 minutes, take the plate out of the freezer and put a small amount of jam on it to test for gelling. Wait for a few seconds and then see if jam runs. If it does and you want a thick jam, cook for a few more minutes and repeat process.
- Stir chocolate into jam, stir and wait for a simmer. Turn off heat.
- Package jam in freezer dishes or can for 12 minutes.
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